Bidder Reviews for Affinity Antique Auction (228)

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the delay in your package delivery. According to the tracking information, the package was marked as delivered on Jan 16. We dispatched the item to the shipper promptly within a week of receiving your payment, and the shipper, in turn, shipped out the package within one business day. Regrettably, there were complications during the shipping process as USPS mistakenly transferred your package to the wrong sorting center across three different states. This deviation from the intended route has resulted in a delay beyond the initially expected delivery time of one day, and we sincerely apologize for any frustration this may have caused. To address this issue, we have filed a formal complaint with USPS.

We apologize for any dissatisfaction with the items received. Prior to the auction, we communicated to all bidders who were interested that the items consisted of mixed metals, not solid gold, with a total weight of around 200 grams. Considering the current market price of gold at $63 per gram, the solid gold at this weight would be valued at over $12, 600. Our initial bidding for this lot started at $25 and your highest offer stands at $75. We made every effort to accurately describe the items and wanted to emphasize that the lot was never listed as gold. Please note that all lots are sold 'AS IS.

In our auction terms, we stated very clearly that "All lots are sold" AS IS. "No guarantee of authenticity, especially for stamps and paper material. As a courtesy, we make condition reports and pictures available prior to the auction. The most item we consign from private collectors and estates. The stamps group you bought doesn't come with any certification that's why we only start from a very low price. Your grandson or the dealer you found must know the value it would be. It just like people spend $2 for mega millions jackpot, the $2 is the chance to play but can't guarantee you win. There are others bidders competed against to your grandson, but he decided to bid and finally won for $100, $100 is the chance he can bid for millions. If one of the group stamps is authencity, your grandson would make great money, besides these group contain over $50 stamps, but nobody can guarantee him. If this lot is certified, we won't only start from $50, at least start from 10K, and we will state very clearly the age and the certify department. This is the auction playing policy he must learn and most people know. For some some stamps, it is also made for learning purpose. The collectors know it is very difficulty to get or buy any one those currently, they just want to collect some print as sample, which is nothing wrong. I don't understand why you don't happy, because spent $100 but no win for millions? The auction is like surprise box, one collectors bought group paintings from us for only $300 few years ago, later on he resell one painting and made great money. Treasure or garbage? All by your knowledge and talent. The thieve is mean a person who steals another person's property. You already received what you bid for. Nobody stolen your money. The buyer's premium only $27, Unfortunately, people can not make a living for $20 in NYC, and there is not any point for us to do so. We are dedicated to build the connection between sellers and buys. Long way for collections.